Into the Void

Yahoo! sent me an email today to tell me that in a few days they will be deleting photos in all accounts that are marked as “adult.” I marked my account as adult so that the kids wouldn’t IM me when I was working online.

Yahoo! seems to think that adults are intrinsically pornographic. I guess they never read the garbage some of those self-styled Lolitas ask about on Yahoo! Answers.

Here’s my answer, followed by the letter.

I am utterly appalled to find out that you allowed pornography on Yahoo! with all the children who come here.

Now. I made my profile “adult” because I don’t want a bunch of Yahoo!ligans emailing me. How the heck was I supposed to know that you people equate adulthood with pornography? Good grief!

Don’t delete my picture. It’s just me at work.

We're making some changes that will affect one of your Yahoo! profiles. After April 9, 2008, mature content will not be permitted within Yahoo! Profiles.

In accordance with this new policy, users will no longer be able to designate an "adult profile," and mature content will be removed.

The profile for the Yahoo! ID bipolarplanet2001 is marked "adult." The picture associated with this profile will be removed and
deleted on April 9, 2008. http://profiles.yahoo.com/bipolarplanet2001

We encourage you to upload a new profile photo on that date that complies with the Yahoo! Terms of Service and Community Guidelines. Please take a moment to review our Terms of Service and Community Guidelines.
http://info.yahoo.com/…/utos-173.html
http://info.yahoo.com/…/us/

For additional information or to learn how to get a copy of your photo before April 9, 2008, please visit our help pages:
http://help.yahoo.com/…/index.html

Thank you,

The Yahoo! Profiles Team

Visit the pages below to view the terms of service and privacy policy for your country:

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